Queerios! Austin Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast

David Roland Strong 3715 views Last updated 06 Jul 11

Birthdate:	November 22
Birthplace:	Big Spring, Texas
Marital Status:	single
Profile Page:	http://www.myspace.com/davidrolandstrong
Web Site:	http://home.earthlink.net/~methodius/id2.html
Queerios Forums:	Strangelove (send private message)
Old School Bio:	www.austinrocky.org/OLD/bios/david-strong.html

Rocky Horror Q&A

When did you first see Rocky Horror?
...sometime in the mid 80s after my ex had moved out. I knew some of the regular audience members and cast members from a local dial-up BBS. I sat next to regulars and struck up many friendships.

When did you join the cast?
Sometime in the late 90s

Why did you join the cast?
I love showing off (Acting!), but mainly at first it was to save money. I was out of work and liked going and could not afford driving there and buying a ticket.

What do you do on cast?
Anything they will let me? Usually Crim or Dr Scott. I played Magenta on a Rookie Horror Beach Night, played Brad only once so far, did a Trixie that caused brain damage (with maroon bikini briefs, sunglasses, and big cigar). It is an honor to be allowed to share the stage with so many talented people that I sometimes have to pinch myself; other times I just stroke myself (or at least I used to).

Who's sexier, Columbia or Magenta?
I could say Magenta because she rocks, but Columbia shows her nipples and is human, and I like women like that.

What keeps you going to Rocky every weekend?
For midnights on a Saturday, it is usually the best show in town. It is like a family -- dysfunctional, sure, but at least we are aware of it. I have friends, and I can get hugs, and young people do not mistreat me. Also I get to yell obscenities, which is cathartic.

Do you have a love/love or a love/hate relationship with Rocky?
I used to, but mental slippage and aging have made it increasingly difficult to cling to anything.

Personal Stuff

What do you do when you're not at Rocky?
I often hang out at the Alamo Drafthouse(s) in hopes of not contracting some disease.

Besides Rocky, what are your obsessions?
Music, beauty, various arts, inquiries of other matters

What are a few of your favorite things?
Clean air, clean water, clear sinuses, regular bowels, women

What's your favorite kind of pie?
fur, pecan, chocolate

Anything else random to share?
When I stop at an intersection while it is raining, I turn off the wipers so that I can watch (and listen to) the rain hitting the windshield.

Photo Galleries

Riff Raff:	4 Aug 2001 (Rookie Horror)
Dr. Everett V. Scott:	9 Feb 2008 (Lingerie Night), 24 Nov 2007, 10 Nov 2007, 13 Oct 2007, 25 Aug 2007 (Naughty Fantasies), 31 Oct 2006 (Halloween), 31 Oct 2005 (Halloween), 29 Oct 2005, 26 Jul 2003, 24 May 2003, 9 Feb 2001 (Lingerie Night), 11 Nov 2000, 28 Oct 2000
Criminologist:	12 Jul 2008, 5 Jan 2008, 31 Oct 2007 (Halloween), 27 Oct 2007, 31 Oct 2004 (Halloween), 24 Jan 2004 (Queer Bastards), 1 Aug 2003, 24 May 2003, 17 May 2003, 20 Sep 2002, 23 Feb 2002, 15 Sep 2001, 17 Aug 2001, 27 Jul 2001, 15 Jun 2001, 16 Feb 2001, 20 Jan 2001, 16 Dec 2000
Audience Member:	13 Feb 2010 (Valentine's Day Fetish Night), 26 Jan 2001

Portraits

13 Feb 2010	24 May 2003	9 Feb 2008	12 Jul 2008	23 Feb 2002
31 Oct 2005	16 Feb 2001	13 Oct 2007	25 Aug 2007	4 Aug 2001
27 Oct 2007	5 Jan 2008	27 Oct 2007	5 Jan 2008	16 Dec 2000
12 Jul 2008	24 Jan 2004	27 Oct 2007	25 Aug 2007	27 Jul 2001
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